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NWS Jackson, KY wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Apr 7, 2:45 PM EST, 1 hour 46 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 345 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006 .DISCUSSION... SHORT TERM...(TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT) MAJOR SEVERE EVENT ONGOING OFF TO THE WEST IN RESPONSE TO DEEP TONGUE OF MOISTURE CONVERGENCE BEING PULLED UP FROM THE GULF AS WELL AS VIGOROUS CLOSED LOW SPIRALING IN STRONG MID LEVEL WIND PROFILE. MORE FAVORABLE AIRMASS CONTINUES TO BE WEST...HOWEVER OUR LUCK IS STARTING TO RUN OUT AS DEWPOINTS HAVE BEEN COMING UP MORE RAPIDLY IN THE PAST FEW HOURS. SUPERCELL STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN LONG-LIVED WHILE MOVING NORTHEAST...FOLLOWING THE MOISTURE TONGUE. SOME OF THESE ARE MOVING MORE EAST TOWARD THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR AND WHILE HAVING SHOWN SOME SIGNS OF WEAKENING AS THEY TRAVEL EAST...ARE STILL VERY MUCH SEVERE IN NATURE...AND WILL CONTINUE TO POSE A HAIL/WIND AND EVEN ISOLATED TORNADO THREAT THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING BEFORE BEST INSTABILITY IS TEMPORARILY TAPPED. COLD FRONT WILL INITIATE ANOTHER LINE OF STORMS LATER ON TONIGHT AS IT DROPS DOWN OUT OF THE NORTH. WIND PROFILE IS STILL GOOD...SO SOME EMBEDDED SEVERE LINEAR STRUCTURES WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE BOUNDARY PLOWS THROUGH. ANY TRAINING STORMS WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED FOR ISOLATED HYDRO PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY ANY AREAS THAT GET SOAKED FROM EARLIER STORMS. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL LINGER INTO TOMORROW MORNING...BEFORE FRONT EXITS TO THE SOUTHEAST. COOLER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL FOLLOW...WITH A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR FROST SUNDAY MORNING AND EVEN MONDAY MORNING...PARTICULARLY IN THE SHELTERED VALLEYS WHERE DECOUPLING WILL BE MORE LIKELY. EXTENDED...(TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY) MODERATING TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK AS HEIGHTS GENERALLY RECOVER THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. A WEAKER TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL APPROACH ON WEDNESDAY AND EXIT BY THURSDAY. HAVE ONLY INCLUDED SLIGHT CHANCE POPS TO COVER THIS FEATURE. && .PREV DISCUSSION... 1144 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2006 TEMPS HAVE WARMED FASTER THAN EXPECTED...AND NEW GUIDANCE CAME IN WARMER THAN PREVIOUSLY FORECAST. HAVE RAISED TEMPS TO ALLOW FOR UPPER 70S TODAY. DEW POINTS HAVE ALSO JUMPED HIGHER...INTO THE 50S...DURING THE MORNING. STILL HIGHER DEW POINTS MAY BE REALIZED THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. HAVE AN INCREASING CONCERN FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY IN OUR WESTERN COUNTIES. 350 AM EDT FRI APR 7 2006 88D HAS WIDELY SCT SHRA ACROSS THE CWFA WITH THE BEST COVERAGE IN THE BLUEGRASS AND ALONG THE TN BORDER. A FEW LTGN STRIKES IN NRN KY...JUST EAST OF OUR NRN COUNTIES. 7Z SFC CHART HAS A WARM FNT FROM A LOW PRESS OVER LNK...JUST SOUTH OF HUF...NORTH OF SDF/LEX/JKL... BUT SOUTH OF CVG/HTS. BULK OF ISENTROPIC PCPN IN ERN OH TO W/VA. WARM FNTL PCPN SHOWING UP AS A FAIRLY WELL DEFINED LINE FROM JUST NORTH OF BMI/IND/LEX/IOB. IT LOSES ITS IDENTITY AS IT GETS INTO THE HILLS OF ERN KY WITH LITTLE PCPN TO MARK THE PASSAGE. A LINE OF ENHANCED THETA-E TSRA FROM HUF TO PAH WITH NUMEROUS LTGN STRIKES TO MARK ITS LOCATION. MOST OF THE COMMONWEALTH WILL BE CAUGHT IN BETWEEN TWO SYSTEMS TODAY. A CLOSED LOW IN THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL DROP SOUTHEAST AND OPEN UP IN RESPONSE TO A VORT MAX ROTATING AROUND IT. THIS WILL BRING SHRA/TSRA TO THE TN VLY THIS AFTERNOON. IT WILL BE ENHANCED WITH THE DAYTIME HEATING BUT LIMITED BY THE CLOUD COVER. THEN AS A DEFORMATION ZONE DEVELOPS IN THE NRN STREAM IN THE LOWER GT LKS AND DROPS INTO THE LOWER OH VLY...IT WILL PUSH A RATHER VIGOROUS SQUALL LINE AHEAD BRINGING ANOTHER AND POTENTIALLY MORE INTENSE ROUND OF WEATHER TO THE AREA GENERALLY BETWEEN 02 AND 10Z. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA BEHIND THE SQUALL LINE WITH A RAPID DECREASE IN PCPN COVERAGE. LOOK FOR TEMPERATURES TO REMAIN RATHER WARM OVERNIGHT UNTIL FNTL PASSAGE TOWARDS DAWN AND THEN A SIGNIFICANT WIND SHIFT TO THE NORTH WILL KEEP MINIMAL DIURNAL GAINS FROM THE SUN WITH TEMPS ONLY RISING INTO THE LOWER 50S ON SAT AFTER MID 70S TODAY. BEHIND THE COLD FNT EXPECT FAIR WEATHER WITH A GRADUAL WARMING TREND. HIGHS WILL APPROACH 60 FOR SUN...MID 60S ON MON...AND LOWER 70S BY WED. THE NEXT POTENTIAL WEATHER MAKER WILL CROSS THE GT LKS LATE WED...DRAGGING A WEAK BOUNDARY THRU THE CWFA WED NITE/THU BUT LITTLE PCPN AND PRACTICALLY NO DROP IN TEMPS. WILL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE LOW TEMPS SUN MORNING AS ALL THE MODELS ARE DROPPING THE MERCURY INTO THE LOWER 30S. IF THE COLD AIR REALLY RUSHES IN...WE MAY SEE A DECENT FROST WITH CROPS AND GARDENS JUST STARTING TO GROW. 1105 PM EDT THU APR 6 2006 UPDATED THE TEMPERATURES AND WINDS FOR THE REST OF TONIGHT...AND GOT RID OF THE EVENING WORDING. THE PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF SOME COMPARED TO EARLIER THIS EVENING. THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SOME ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THE RADAR IS SHOWING SOME AREAS OF PRECIPITATION WHICH ARE MOVING TOWARD THE AREA. THERE IS STILL AN ISOLATED CLAP OF THUNDER EMBEDDED IN SOME OF THE SHOWERS THAT ARE APPROACHING. STARTING AT ABOUT 2 PM EDT ON FRIDAY...CONDITIONS WILL BE RIPE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE ISSUE WILL BE...GETTING THE STORMS INITIATED. THE FRONT WILL STILL BE WELL TO THE WEST AND WILL NOT BE MOVING THROUGH THE AREA UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. IF SOME CONVECTION GETS GOING...THERE WILL BE A LOT OF UNSTABLE AIR FOR THESE STORMS TO GROW. SPC HAS THE AREA IN A SLIGHT RISK FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. WE REALLY WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW TO SEE WHERE THESE STORMS INITIATE...HOWEVER WE SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR POTENTIAL SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. THE REST OF THE FORECAST IS ON TRACK. && .JKL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && GEOGERIAN
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY 421 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006 KYZ044-050>052-058>060-068-069-079-080-083>088-104-106>120-081100- FLEMING-MONTGOMERY-BATH-ROWAN-ESTILL-POWELL-MENIFEE-ROCKCASTLE- JACKSON-PULASKI-LAUREL-WAYNE-MCCREARY-WHITLEY-KNOX-BELL-HARLAN- ELLIOTT-MORGAN-JOHNSON-WOLFE-MAGOFFIN-FLOYD-LEE-BREATHITT-KNOTT- OWSLEY-PERRY-CLAY-LESLIE-LETCHER-MARTIN-PIKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FLEMINGSBURG...MOUNT STERLING... OWINGSVILLE...MOREHEAD...IRVINE...STANTON...FRENCHBURG... MOUNT VERNON...MCKEE...SOMERSET...LONDON...MONTICELLO... WHITLEY CITY...CORBIN...WILLIAMSBURG...BARBOURVILLE...MIDDLESBORO... PINEVILLE...HARLAN...SANDY HOOK...WEST LIBERTY...PAINTSVILLE... CAMPTON...SALYERSVILLE...PRESTONSBURG...BEATTYVILLE...JACKSON... HINDMAN...BOONEVILLE...HAZARD...MANCHESTER...HYDEN...WHITESBURG... INEZ...PIKEVILLE 421 PM EDT FRI APR 7 2006 ...TORNADO WATCH 165 IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE MAIN THREATS WILL BE LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS...HOWEVER ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. ADDITIONALLY...ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT PASS REPEATEDLY OVER THE SAME AREA WILL POSE AN ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING THREAT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AS WELL AS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THESE STORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW SEVERE LIMITS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT ANY SEVERE WEATHER TONIGHT. GEOGERIAN
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
455 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0452 PM HAIL 1 S SOUTH WILLIAMSON 37.66N 82.28W
04/07/2006 E0.75 INCH PIKE KY AMATEUR RADIO
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JCARICOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
514 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0445 PM TSTM WND DMG VINCENT 37.47N 83.77W
04/07/2006 OWSLEY KY TRAINED SPOTTER
FOUR 8-10 INCH TREE LIMBS IN ROAD.
&&
JCARICOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
516 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG PEBWORTH 37.50N 83.73W
04/07/2006 OWSLEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
PORTABLE METAL ONE CAR GARAGE LIFTED AND DEPOSITED ON
CHERRY LANE 75 FEET FROM ORIGINAL LOCATION.
&&
JCARICOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
523 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM HAIL THOUSANDSTICKS 37.19N 83.43W
04/07/2006 E1.75 INCH LESLIE KY TRAINED SPOTTER
HAIL CRACKED CAR WINDSHIELD.
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JCARICOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
526 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0455 PM TSTM WND DMG 3 E BOONEVILLE 37.48N 83.62W
04/07/2006 OWSLEY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
ROOF BLOWN OFF OF HOUSE ON ROUTE 30.
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JCARICOPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON KY
530 PM EDT FRI APR 07 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0500 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 SW MANCHESTER 37.11N 83.82W
04/07/2006 CLAY KY LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERE ROOF DAMAGE TO 4-5 HOMES ON CURRY BRANCH ROAD NEAR
PIGEONROOST.
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JCARICOThe Jackson,KY radar (KJKL), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 21:29 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Twelve inch diameter tree blown down. Shutters blown off a house.
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